Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or being deposits, especially near the mouth of a river, formed by the combined action of river and sea.
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- adjective geology Formed by the
joint action of ariver and thesea .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin fluvius, river; see fluvial + marine.]
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Latin fluvius river + English marine.
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Examples
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Natural effects reduce the mangrove forest through fluviomarine erosional processes, geomorphological processes and desalination of mangrove soils, allowing the invasion of non-halo-helophytic species.
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